Captain Charles Harold Peters, a managing bookseller of Melbourne, Victoria enlisted aged 27, 21 July 1915, and embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT A54 Runic, 20 June 1916. He served with the 38th Battalion, A.I.F. in France where he was awarded the Military Cross and Bar for his bravery at Armentieres, 31 Dec. 1916 and his actions during operations at the Hindenburg Line, Sept.-Oct. 1918. He was detached for duties with the 57th Battalion, Mar. 1917 and as instructor, Sept. 1917. He returned to Australia on HMAT Ypiringa and was discharged 19 Aug. 1919

Scope and Content

Includes letters describing life in the trenches and in billets, raiding parties in which he was a successful leader, also two essays he contributed to the Australian Imperial Forces War Records Competition, notes for lectures and letters from the Australian War Memorial

Source

Purchased from C.H. Peters, 1930
Part of the European War Collecting Project (also known as the Soldiers' Diaries Collection or War Diaries Collection), established by the Trustees of the Mitchell Library in 1918

Copying Conditions

Copyright status:: In copyrightPlease acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder<br>

General note

State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I lettersDigital order no:Album ID : 1037160